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    The technology leader for todays most complex PCB systems designs

    EXPEDITION ENTERPRISE

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    Tightly Integrated Flow

    It's Expedition Enterprises tightly

    integrated design environment,

    industry unique technologies and its

    ability to meet the needs of mid-sized

    to large electronics companies that

    really sets it apart from the competi-

    tion. It features a common database

    and user interface, with rules that elim-

    inate the burden of managing multiple

    tools to complete a design. Its electrical

    and manufacturing constraint manage-

    ment system, and design data and

    library management provides support

    for local or globally dispersed design

    teams to leverage their resources and

    reduce design cycle times. Data

    integrity is constantly maintained

    from concept to manufacturing.

    Expedition Enterprise is integrated

    with DMS (Data Management

    System) and CES (Constraint Editing

    System), providing a central infrastruc-

    ture for component libraries, design

    data versioning and management,

    design reuse, where used, entry and

    management of high speed and manu-

    facturing rules, and

    integration withcorporate PLM

    systems. Once the

    design is complete,

    integration with

    manufacturing output

    tools ensures that the

    integrity of the design

    is maintained.

    Industry-Unique

    Technologies

    While tight inte-

    gration provides a

    seamless environment

    to support the PCB

    systems design team,

    Expedition Enterprise

    has extended beyond the classical defi-

    nition of a PCB design solution and

    contains many industry-unique tech-

    nologies. These technologies address

    the most advanced business needs of an

    electronics company enabling the devel-

    opment team to deliver a more competi-

    tive product to market faster and at re-

    duced cost. These unique technologies

    fall into three categories: concurrent

    (parallel vs. serial) product development

    processes; use and analysis of the most

    advanced IC and PCB fabrication tech-

    nologies; and, collaboration between the

    PCB designer and other disciplines in

    the product development process.

    System Definition

    Design EntryDxDesigner provides a complete

    solution for design creation, definition

    and reuse. It provides everything need-

    ed for circuit design and simulation,

    component selection and library man-

    agement, signal integrity planning,

    project management and team-based

    design. With DxDesigner, multiple engi-

    neers can work on the same design

    concurrently without a classical split

    and re-join process. Changes made by

    one engineer are immediately reflected

    in the master database being viewed bythe team so interfaces between the sche-

    matic sheets are kept in sync. In addi-

    tion to classical schematic symbols,

    DxDesigner supports spreadsheet input

    of component and interconnect data.

    This is especially important to accom-

    modate very-high-pin-count packages,

    where a schematic symbol would

    occupy several pages.Expedition Enterprise delivers industry-unique technologies to product development

    DxDesigner provides a complete solutionfor design creation, definition, and reuse

    For demonstrations of Expedition Enterprises advanced technology go to:

    http://www.mentor.com/products/pcb-system-design/multimedia/

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    DxDesigner is also integrated with

    product lifecycle management systems,

    making design data, PDF schematics,

    and BOMs available throughout the

    company. It also has a centralized,

    Internet-based library so only one

    version of the corporate library needs

    to be maintained.

    ASIC-FPGA-PCB Design

    Collaboration

    To help with the growing demands

    of FPGA, ASIC, and PCB design, I/O

    Designer is a fast and efficient solu-

    tion for assigning FPGA and ASIC I/O

    to device pins in the PCB layout. I/O

    Designer integrates the IC and PCB

    design flows to provide top-downconcurrent design of the FPGA/IC

    packages and the PCB, reducing the

    design cycle time and optimizing

    system-level performance.

    By maintaining a library of parts

    from major FPGA vendors, I/O

    Designer supplies all of the important

    information about each pin of the

    selected device. Users then choose to

    assign all of the signals to pins on the

    device or only those signals deemed

    critical to the PCB design. They can

    also assign I/O standards for critical

    signals. This way, the pinout of single or

    multiple FPGAs can be optimized prior

    to PCB layout to insure the best system

    performance, reducing PCB routing

    congestion and design cycle time. Need

    to swap pins on the PCB to further

    improve the layout? I/O De-signer

    knows which pins are swappable and

    which are not. I/O Designer also main-

    tains the consistency between the FPGA

    and PCB flows by acting as a data

    management tool, monitoring each flow

    and managing any changes that occur.

    Pin swaps carried out on the PCB are

    picked up by I/O Designer and the

    necessary FPGA files updated. It then

    generates FPGA place and route

    constraints, based on the HDL design

    and pin I/O assignment process, and

    creates the necessary symbols, sche-

    matics and hierarchical associations

    based on the "post route" pin data.

    Expedition Enterprise is simply the most productive solution available for thecreation of dense, difficult, high technology PCB designs

    For ASIC (SoC) packages and sys-

    tem-in-package (SiP) designs, I/O De-signer lets package designers balance

    IC placements, orientations, and pin

    assignments to optimize the design of

    the package and the target PCB.

    Constraint Definition

    Expedition Enterprise understands

    and follows an extensive set of high

    speed and manufacturing constraints

    (rules). These constraints are set either

    by engineer direct entry or by inter-

    facing from pre-layout high speed

    analysis and are obeyed throughout the

    layout and verification steps to insure

    correct by design results.

    The Constraint Editor System

    (CES) provides a fully integrated,

    constraint-driven design methodology

    that reduces design costs and time-to-

    market by automating design rules

    communication and eliminating unnec-

    essary PCB prototypes and re-spins.

    And, like DxDesigner, multiple engi-

    neers can input and edit constraints

    concurrently without a divide and re-

    join methodology that can be error

    prone and time consuming. Edits are

    viewed by the team as they are made, in

    real time. CES provides common con-

    straint entry for manufacturing and

    electrical and physical high-speed

    rules. CES has an easy-to-use spread-

    sheet-like GUI guided by the design

    database with cross probing to the

    schematic and layout.

    Rules are preserved on net re-

    names, connectivity additions/

    removals, pin and/or gate swaps,

    and stackup changes.

    The GUI offers easy differential

    pair creation, parallelism rules

    entry and pin-pair creation.

    Hierarchical constraint entry

    enables simple assignment of

    complex topologies with filtering

    and sorting.

    For demonstrations of Expedition Enterprises advanced technology go to:

    http://www.mentor.com/products/pcb-system-design/multimedia/

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    PCB Layout

    Expedition Enterprise is the most

    powerful physical-layout solution in

    the industry. By combining ease-of-use

    with advanced functionality, Expedi-

    tion offers designers the leading tech-

    nology to create today's most complex

    designs. It includes interactive and

    customizable multi-pass auto-routing

    controls for design challenges, such as

    differential pair routing, net tuning,

    manufacturing optimization and

    HDI/microvia and buildup technology.

    The Physical LayoutTechnology Leader in PCB

    Design

    Expeditions placement and routing

    technology represents a revolutionary

    step forward for PCB design. The pow-

    er of industry-leading auto-routing

    technology is combined with interac-

    tive editing capabilities to produce asingle, powerful and easy-to-use de-

    sign environment. This environment

    eliminates the burdens of jumping be-

    tween tools to get the job done and

    managing differences between the con-

    straints on the auto-router and on inter-

    active editing. Expedition provides

    greater control than ever before, easily

    switching between automatic and

    manual editing as needed. From simple

    tasks, such as defining board areas, to

    complex procedures that involve main-

    taining high-speed signal conditions,all objectives are accomplished with

    the system and the designer working

    together in real time. The net result of

    Expeditions technology is reduced

    design times, increased productivity

    and unmatched design quality.

    Auto and Interactive Routing

    A single, integrated, place-and-route editing environment that

    reduces total design time and

    increases productivity.

    All physical rules and high speed

    rules are maintained.

    Correct-by-construction design

    that produces high-quality results

    with clean-up time eliminated.

    Shape-based, true 45 routing.

    The most advanced auto-routing

    technology ever. Stop and start the

    auto-router at any time: all results

    will be correct-by-construction.

    Dynamic clean-up of traces

    through the reduction of segments,

    prevention of acute angles, and

    application of pad entry rules.

    Dynamic Area Fills

    Expedition Enterprise automatically

    clears area fills around traces, vias and

    pads as the board is edited. Dynamic

    area fills are so fast, it allows users to

    keep their area fills turned on while

    they are doing all necessary edits.

    Moving a via pushes and shoves other

    vias, traces and area fills and connec-tivity is automatically maintained.

    Rules By Area

    The rules-by-area function greatly

    improves routing around BGAs and

    other fine-pitched parts. Rule areas

    represent complete rule sets that are

    obeyed by online and batch DRC and

    in interactive and automatic routing.

    Rule areas may be defined by layer and

    can be assigned to any polygon, rect-

    angle or circle. Trace widths and clear-

    ances automatically change when with-

    in the rule area. Designers may also

    change via sizes and spans in a rule

    area to maximize route completion.

    Multi-plow with Variable ViaPatterns

    Expedition Enterprise's multi-plow

    functionality allows designers to

    simultaneously route multiple nets,

    Routing and editing differential pairs with Expedition PCB is accomplishedwith speed and ease that will change your view of high-speed design

    For demonstrations of Expedition Enterprises advanced technology go to:

    http://www.mentor.com/products/pcb-system-design/multimedia/

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    including differential pairs, with true

    45 routing. It can even handle routingthrough areas of staggered pins. Traces

    being routed push and shove the other

    vias and traces and automatically clear

    area fills as needed. Changes can be

    easily made to a variety of selectable

    via patterns at the touch of a button,

    allowing enhanced flexibility for

    routing into dense areas of a design.

    High-Speed Layout

    Designers are increasingly required

    to manage signal quality to achieve

    system performance and reduce proto-

    type iterations. High-speed design with

    Expedition Enterprise is an integrated

    part of the design environment.

    Net Tuning

    While routing interactively, graphic

    tuning aids are displayed for guidance.

    Nets modified out-of-tune during edits

    are automatically re-tuned. The hazards

    dialog box dynamically updates as

    users edit nets, providing instant feed-

    back to their constraints.

    Nets can also be tuned automati-

    cally within an auto-route pass.Tuned

    nets are automatically maintained asthe designs are completed.

    Differential Pair Routing

    Routing and editing differential pairs

    with Expedition is accomplished with speed

    and ease that changes the view of high-

    speed design. Pair spacing rules can be

    established by both layer and net class. If

    one trace is edited, the other trace in the pair

    automatically moves with it. Adjacent layer

    differential pair routing capabilities add

    another valuable option for routing critical

    signals on a dense PCB.

    Dynamic Hazard Review

    Design hazards are dynamically

    displayed and may be individually selected

    and colored for easy identification. When a

    hazard is fixed, it is dynamically removed

    from the hazard list.

    Simultaneous Design

    XtremePCB is a revolutionary,

    patented, and exciting new technology

    that enables multiple PCB designers,

    locally or globally dispersed, to simul-

    taneously work on a single design

    database over a LAN or WAN. Unlike

    traditional team design methodologiesthat employ a split-and-join approach to

    design collaboration, XtremePCB

    requires no physical partitioning and

    every designer sees all other client edits

    in real time. Because no further training

    or complex setup is required, designers

    can be brought in at any time and from

    anywhere to collaborate on time-critical

    projects, dramatically shortening design

    cycles. It is ideal for large, complex

    designs or when specialists work on

    their specialty within a mixed-signal

    environment.

    Xtreme-Powered Auto-routing

    The same Xtreme technology that

    enables simultaneous design on the

    same database by multiple designers

    enables multi-processor auto-routing.

    By executing the auto-routing on up to

    15 processor clients on a LAN or WAN

    network, users can obtain up to a 10x

    improvement in elapsed times. For

    very large, highly constrained boards,

    this can reduce the times from days to

    Expedition PCB offers the leading technology for the creation of advanced interconnect designs

    For demonstrations of Expedition Enterprises advanced technology go to:

    http://www.mentor.com/products/pcb-system-design/multimedia/

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    hours. The result is not only a decrease

    in design times but the opportunity to

    run multiple scenarios of placements

    and constraints and pick the the most

    cost-effective one.

    Bus Routing

    Auto-routing is rarely used on

    dense, highly bus-structured PCBs, as

    manual routing can produce denser,

    more manufacturable and aestheticresults. However, manual routing can

    be very time consuming and tedious.

    Skillful designers or engineers deter-

    mine the topology of the buses and

    their assigned planes to meet high-

    speed constraints. Expedition

    Enterprise has unique technology that

    combines the skill of the designer and

    engineer with the speed of auto-

    routing, eliminating the

    tedium, instead

    focusing on producing

    a better design.

    Topology Planner

    provides an interactive

    method of defining the

    topologies of buses,

    assigning them to

    planes and specifying

    many specialized rules.

    This plan is saved with

    the design data and can

    be modified. Topology

    Router can then be

    executed to auto-route

    the interconnects

    following the plan,

    eliminating tedious

    trace digitizing. The results mimic

    those of a skilled designer, yet signifi-cantly reduce design cycle times and

    improve productivity.

    Embedded Passive Design

    As ICs and FPGAs increase in

    speed and density, they require more

    passive components (resistors and

    capacitors) some may need several

    hundred. Implementing these as

    embedded components versus discrete

    SMDs can significantly reduce board

    sizes and improve performance.

    Expedition Enterprise provides a

    complete solution: trade-off tools

    decide which components to imple-

    ment in embedded versus discrete

    based on board size and cost, passive

    material choices, automatic synthesis

    driven by material suppliers libraries,

    and full manufacturing data generation.

    The result is automation of a task that

    could take weeks of manual effort.

    Advanced Interconnect

    Routing

    The challenges and solutions of

    advanced interconnect are prevalenttoday with BGA, CSP, COB and DCA

    packages increasing board density.

    With Expedition Enterprise, timing and signal integrity issues can be addressed andcorrected throughout the design process rather than just at the end

    Expedition can automatically generate a complexfanout pattern in seconds

    For demonstrations of Expedition Enterprises advanced technology go to:

    http://www.mentor.com/products/pcb-system-design/multimedia/

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    Build-up and microvia structures used

    in these board designs further compli-

    cate routing. Expedition PCB offers the

    leading technology for advanced inter-

    connect designs, supporting the defini-

    tion of complex via structure rules and

    the routing of microvia geometries,including routing under pads. Via

    spans between any two layers are

    possible. By moving beyond traditional

    laminate layer pairing, Expedition

    facilitates the design of build-up struc-

    tures on laminate to enable escape

    patterns from dense, high pin count

    devices. Build-up areas typically have

    a smaller clearance than the laminate

    beneath them. Expedition can establish

    delay values and clearances per via

    span to address these issues.

    High-density BGA FanoutConnecting to todays advanced

    packages can be a time consuming task

    for the designer. Industry unique tech-

    nology in Expedition enables auto-

    matic fanout of high pin-count and

    density BGAs. Following Mentor

    published design guidelines, the user

    can define the fanout pattern using

    HDI/microvia layers and develop the

    pattern in seconds. Then, in the

    context of the other PCB components,

    define and automatically produce abreakout that connects to the rest of the

    PCB. Reducing to minutes what used

    to take days of designer time.

    RF Circuit Design

    With the increase of wireless tech-

    nology, more PCB designs mix RF

    circuitry with their analog and digital

    interconnect. Typically, designing

    these boards required two completely

    different tools and libraries. Mentors

    leading technology enables RF circuit

    design in the Expedition Enterprise

    environment including schematic entry,synthesis of RF parts using the same

    libraries as the RF simulation provid-

    ers, manipulation and editing RF cir-

    cuitry, and direct interface to RF simu-

    lators from suppliers like Agilent and

    AWR. The result is a highly productive

    process that integrates the design and

    design team, eliminates duplication and

    HyperLynx enables powerful, easy to use signal integrity, crosstalk, and EMC analysis prior to layout,after component placement, and after a board has been fully routed.

    Expedition Enterprise enables the design and verification of digital,analog and RF on the same PCB

    For demonstrations of Expedition Enterprises advanced technology go to:

    http://www.mentor.com/products/pcb-system-design/multimedia/

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    synchronization of libraries, and capi-

    talizes on the strengths of Mentors

    PCB design and the RF simulator

    suppliers technology.

    Analysis and Verification

    Signal Integrity, Timing

    Analysis and EMI

    With the Expedition Enterprise flow,

    signal integrity and electro-magnetic

    interference (EMI) issues can be ad-

    dressed and corrected throughout the

    design process rather than just at the

    end. Driven by constraints in CES this

    ensures that designs are correct the first

    time, effectively reducing design itera-

    tions and facilitating optimum system

    performance.HyperLynx provides pre- and

    post-layout signal integrity, crosstalk

    and EMC analysis for traditional high-

    speed interconnects, as well as the

    emerging SERDES and DDR2/3 tech-

    nologies. HyperLynx's easy-to-learn

    analysis environment makes it an ev-

    ery-desktop standard for Expedition

    Enterprise. Higher-frequency designs

    and government regulations place

    increasing importance on EMI control.

    This normally required a prototype

    board, testing in a shielded chamber

    and re-design. Now with QuietExpert, the causes of EMI can be

    highlighted and eliminated during the

    design layout, thus significantly re-

    ducing design iterations and saving

    valuable time-to-market.

    Power Integrity

    With todays lower and multiple

    voltage ICs, power and ground is no

    longer easy to design and analyze.

    PCBs can contain as many as 30 power

    distribution networks jig-sawed into

    the PCB layers. These networks must

    be analyzed for DC voltage drop (suffi-

    cient power to all IC pins), current

    density (too much current through a

    narrow part of the network), and AC (is

    the power clean). HyperLynx PI

    (Power Integrity) provides the engineer

    and designer with pre- and post-layout

    analysis of complex power distribution

    networks to insure proper operation

    and high reliability of the PCB.

    Thermal Analysis

    As products get faster and smaller,

    thermal management issues increase.

    HyperLynx Thermal, FloTHERM,

    and FloEFD provide thermal

    analysis capabilities for the PCB as

    well as the PCB(s) in the full product

    (enclosure, fans, heat sinks, etc.).

    Using these capabilities, the PCB

    designer can perform analysis on the

    PCB to determine good placement of

    the components. The mechanical

    designer of the enclosure can insert the

    PCB(s) into the complete product and

    analyze it to see if the heat will be

    dissipated properly. The result is a

    design that has higher reliability and

    can be manufactured without multiple

    prototypes or re-spins.

    Mixed Signal Verification

    HyperLynx Analog verifies

    analog and mixed analog/digital

    designs at the system or board level. It

    is tightly integrated into DxDesigner

    and combines ease-of-use with

    powerful simulation, stimuli prepara-

    tion, and complex circuit analysis and

    The Expedition Enterprise flow addresses the needs of the mid-sized to large enterprise electronics company

    For demonstrations of Expedition Enterprises advanced technology go to:

    http://www.mentor.com/products/pcb-system-design/multimedia/

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    verification. ModelSim is

    the world's most popular and

    widely used VHDL and

    mixed-VHDL/Verilog simu-

    lator and the fastest-growing

    Verilog simulator.

    ModelSim products are

    unique, using technology

    such as Optimized Direct

    Compile for faster compile

    times and simulation

    performance, Single Kernel

    Simulation (SKS) and

    Tcl/Tk for greater openness

    and faster debugging. These

    exclusive ModelSim, inno-vations result in leading

    compi-ler/simulator

    performance, complete

    freedom to mix VHDL and

    Verilog and the unmatched

    customization.

    Multi-disciplinedCollaboration

    Developing an electronic product

    requires more than the design of the

    PCB. The mechanical enclosure must

    be designed. Procurement, test and

    manufacturing must be involved

    throughout the design process to insure

    that the product can reach volume

    production in time to hit the market

    window. Expedition Enterprise

    provides the ability for these disci-

    plines to collaborate during the product

    development process.

    ECAD-MCAD Collaboration

    In the past, communication between

    the electrical designer and the mechan-

    ical designer was performed via paper

    or through mass data transfers.Expedition Enterprise provides3D

    viewing capability for the PCB

    designer to insert the PCB into the

    enclosure and identify gross errors

    such as interference of components

    with the enclosure. But true collabora-

    tion goes beyond 3D viewing.

    Expedition also provides the ability for

    bi-directional, electronic communica-

    tion of incremental change proposals.

    Using this ECAD-MCAD collabora-

    tion, either discipline can propose a

    change in their domain and communi-

    cate that proposal to the other. The

    proposal can then be analyzed,

    rejected, accepted, or counter-

    proposed. This digital processcontinues until both disciplines are

    satisfied at which point the change is

    reflected in both databases.

    PCB Designer Supply Chain

    Collaboration

    Late changes in the PCB design can

    negatively affect the ability for

    procurement, manufacturing and test to

    deliver volume production targets.

    Expedition Enterprise enables the PCB

    designer to propose a change and elec-

    tronically communicate that proposal

    to the rest of the supply chain organi-

    zations. visECAD enables these

    organizations to view the proposed

    change and communicate back to the

    designer through mark-ups and

    redlines whether this change is accept-

    able. This negotiation process

    continues until an acceptable solution

    is reached.

    vSure DFM Verification

    Concurrent DFM verification with

    the vSure product is the most efficient

    way to incorporate manufacturability

    into your PCB design process. Identify

    the opportunity for fabrication, assem-

    bly and test improvement during de-

    sign, and avoid manufacturing-initiated

    Engineering Changes. You can even

    automate the intervals for DFM verifi-

    cation and review results in a timely

    manner so the design flow is stream-

    lined and efficient. If an error is identi-

    fied, a single click takes you to the

    location on your PCB design so that

    you can remedy the issue.

    Comprehensive Analysis

    Your DFM process is only as good

    as the verification tools you use. To-

    days miniaturized, high-layer count

    designs cannot be reliably reviewed by

    manual means. Mentors vSure DFM

    verification software analyzes your

    PCB design with more than:

    275 Fabrication checks

    250 Assembly checks

    100 Advanced Substrate checks

    40 Microvia checks

    30 Panel checks

    visECAD enables the PCB designer to electronically communicate proposed schematic and layoutchanges to the rest of the supply chain for their viewing and comment

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    In addition, vSure also

    provides the ability to check

    your Netlist against the

    design data to assure there

    are no fatal errors within this

    critical step. vSure validates

    that your BOM matches the

    design, and that all compo-

    nents in your Approved

    Vendors List (AVL) are an

    acceptable physical match.

    Design Center

    Customization

    Every design center andevery technology type have

    their own unique require-

    ments with respect to manu-

    facturability.

    From data attribution to

    manufacturing rules values,

    you need to be able to run

    DFM at the highest level of

    automation. vSure uses a

    Design Center concept to

    allow customization of the

    DFM process flow, attribute

    mapping, component classification,and, the set-up and management of

    manufacturing rules files. Using a

    hierarchical approach, you create a

    master rules model using constants

    and variables that drive derivative

    rules models. This greatly reduces the

    support requirements for your DFM

    environment.

    vSure even provides a default

    master set compliant with the IPC-

    7351 standard.

    Understand the

    Manufacturing RiskvSure not only identifies where

    your PCB design is in hard violation

    of your suppliers manufacturing

    capbilities, it also shows where yield

    or field failure issues may occur by

    using color severity indicators of red,

    yellow, and green. vSure further cate-

    gorizes and prioritizes the issues so

    that you may easily resolve the most

    critical first. The weight assigned toeach check is user-definable, enabling

    you to apply criteria to how the

    results are prioritized. After all, your

    technology and suppliers processes

    are likely different than another

    companys processes.

    FabLink XE for Fabrication

    Manufacturing and fabrication

    have always been an integral part of

    PCB design. Previously, designers

    used multiple applications to create

    schematics, layouts and prepare for

    manufacturing. To make the processeasier, Expedition Enterprise integrates

    the FabLink XE environment

    for manufacturing data creation,

    generation and verification. FabLink

    XE enables designers to control their

    fabrication data at either the board

    or panel level, ensuring design and

    manufacturing data integrity.

    FabLink XE provides a standalone

    panel creation and editing environmentfor creating manufacturing data at

    the panel level, using a panel design

    database. It also provides additional

    board level functionality, including

    detailed data views, searchable

    PDF output, copper balancing, data

    outputs and Gerber In/Drill In

    capabilities.

    Automation

    Automation provides customization

    and extensibility within the design and

    layout products, allowing the addition

    of custom functionality, the automationof repetitive tasks, and the ability to

    tailor the flow to customer-specific

    use-cases and optimize the flow for

    specialized processes. The use of a

    wide range of industry-standard

    languages (VBscript, Jscript, TCL,

    Java, VB6, C++, C#, VB.NET...) mini-

    mizes the start-up time for company

    For demonstrations of Expedition Enterprises advanced technology go to:

    http://www.mentor.com/products/pcb-system-design/multimedia/

    DFM issues are summarized and ranked by severity based on userweighting

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    programmers and facilitates script

    reuse. The result of automation is toreduce errors, increase productivity,

    increase the performance, quality, and

    reliability of the design, decrease the

    cost of the design, and decrease time to

    market (and time to profit).

    Intellectual PropertyManagmenent

    DMS brings the electronic design

    process to the supply chain, and brings

    the supply chain to the designer's

    desktop. It ensures complete data

    consistency, accuracy and availability

    throughout the design enterprise. Plus,

    DMS consolidates multiple data

    systems, enabling collaboration and life

    cycle management across multiple team

    members, disciplines and sites.

    It does this by integrating design data

    management with component in-

    formation so that corporate component

    procurement policies (approved parts,

    preferred vendors) are easily available

    on the desktop. This helps designers

    make optimum component choices and

    manage parts lists during the design

    process so they can be released as accu-

    rate BOM's meeting corporate policies

    for cost, reliability and regulatory

    compliance. At the end of the project,

    DMS manages the process so that

    accurate product documentation canbe released to enterprise manufac-

    turing, PLM and ERP systems, and

    supply chain management systems.

    Design Reuse

    The Design Reuse module creates

    and stores reusable blocks of circuitry,

    including schematic, as well as PCB

    placement and routing data, in a

    central library. These blocks can then

    be placed and modified in the same

    design or multiple designs now and

    in the future. Design reuse automates

    this process and manages the design

    data to ensure error-free databases

    and reduce the overall PCB design

    cycle time by not having to re-design

    the same circuit. Layout data can

    also be easily cut/pasted within a

    design and into other designs,

    enabling informal reuse of sections

    of a design.

    Variant Management

    Variant Manager manages the

    creation of multiple product configura-

    tions from a single design database.

    Variant Manager's single-point ECO

    management minimizes errors,

    reduces costs, improves design quality

    and enhances production efficiency.

    Support, Education and

    ConsultingMentor Graphics offers a full range

    of services to drive your productivity

    and success with the Expedition

    Enterprise flow tools. Customer

    Support offers award-winning tech-

    nical assistance, innovative electronic

    support and high-quality product

    enhancements. Education Services

    offers classroom and online training to

    help you assimilate new tools and tech-

    nologies into your design environment.

    Finally, Mentor Consulting is always

    ready to provide focused expertise in

    tough design areas.

    Hardware Requirements

    Dual core, 2 GHz or faster

    Memory: 2 GB RAM

    OS Requirements

    Windows XP Professional

    Windows 7

    HPUX

    Sun OS

    RedHat Linux

    For demonstrations of Expedition Enterprises advanced technology go to:

    http://www.mentor.com/products/pcb-system-design/multimedia/

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